Lower GI
A/An _________________ allows liquid fecal content from the small intestine to be eliminated through the stoma.
What is an ileostomy?
The seventh right of IV medication administration is?
What is compatibility?
A medication that cause cloudiness in IV tubing and requires the nurse to stop the infusion and get new tubing is likely ______________________ with the existing fluid in the IV tubing.
What is incompatible?
Increased sensitivity to glare, decreased ability to adjust to darkness, and decreased color discrimination occur in older adults due to:
What is diminished visual acuity (presbyopia)?
What is 200mL/hr?
When administering a large-volume cleansing enema, elevate the solution no higher than 18 inches and plan to administer it over a period of _________ to ________ minutes.
What is 5-10 minutes?
Cool, pale, swollen tissue at the IV site indicates what complication?
What is infiltration?
Foods liquid at room temperature (such as juice, broth, and gelatin, but not milk-based products) and are often used pre-and post-operatively are considered this kind of diet.
What is a clear liquid diet?
In order adults, these tend to stiffen and lose flexibility, and range of motion may decrease.
What are joints?
ORDER: 50mL IVPB over 60 minutes using an IV pump.
What is 50mL/hr?
When a large-volume enema solution is not flowing into the rectum, you can do the following.
What is reposition the rectal tube? (Could next attempt removing the tub and checking for any fecal contents clogging the tube.)
In IV med administration, the abbreviation "SAS" stands for:
What is "Saline - Administer (med) - Saline"?
Your patient has an order to receive a continuous infusion of vasopressin at 20 milliunits/minute. The bag of vasopressin from the pharmacy has a concentration of 40 units per 100mL. You program the infusion pump to run at _________________mL/hr.
What is 3mL/hr?
In older adults, these two tastes diminish first:
What are sweet and salty tastes?
ORDER: 50mg diphenhydramine IVP
RATE: 25mg/min
Over how many minutes should the nurse administer the medication?
Administering an enema may trigger a vagal response. If this happens, you may assess dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, diaphoresis, and clammy skin and should immediately _____________________.
What is stop the procedure?
When two IV bags hang at the same level and infuse at the same time, it is called:
What is tandem flow (or tandem IV)?
What is a full liquid diet?
A nursing action to promote cognitive function in older adults is to ______ the pace of activities and wait for responses.
What is slow?
Drip rate for 500mL NS over 4 hours using IV tubing with a drop factor of 20gtt/mL.
What is 42gtt/min?
The opening of an ostomy appliance should be cut no larger than ________________ larger than the patient's stoma size to prevent exposed skin being irritated by stool.
What is 1/8 inch (2-3mm)?
Labeling IV tubing, using green caps on ports, maintaining sterility of tubing spikes, "scrubbing the hub" are all methods of:
What is infection prevention?
When administering an enema, position the patient on their ______________________ if possible.
What is their left side (Sims position)?
To promote safe activity and exercise, older adults should have an ____________ environment, using a night light and removing ___________.
What is uncluttered and rugs? (multiple answers may be accepted)
Liter bag of NS infusing at 125mL/hr hung at 1400. At what hour should the nurse expect to hang the new bag?